Atlanta
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‘We Walk By Faith’ Taken Literally By Pilgrims
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 2, 2007Delores Kovacik looked like one of the millions of tourists that visit Atlanta. But after paying the $1.75 MARTA fare to travel from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to the city center, Kovacik and her three traveling companions promptly gave their few remaining dollars away to start their sojourn here. Kovacik was a modern pilgrim with […] Full Story
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Prayer Service, Programs Offered For Abuse Victims
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 2, 2007Catholics and people of faith can express sympathy with victims of abuse, their families and the hurting community at a prayer service of consolation on Monday, Aug. 13. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will lead the evening service, which begins at 7 p.m. and will be held at the Cathedral of Christ the King, located at […] Full Story
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Initiative To Give Young Adults Place To Share Journeys
By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
Published August 2, 2007Small group programs have been wildly successful in non-denominational churches throughout the metro-Atlanta area—so successful, in fact, that many young adults have left the Catholic Church because of them. David Kosko knows about this firsthand. When a friend of his invited him to a local non-denominational small group program, Kosko felt immediately welcomed. It was […] Full Story
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Emory Exhibit Shows Emergence Of Christianity
Published August 2, 2007
Visitors to the Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University can travel back to the earliest days of Christianity as they stroll through the exhibit “Cradle of Christianity.” The exhibit uses important biblical artifacts to depict emerging Christian life concurring with Jewish tradition at that time. “The exhibit concretely and dramatically illustrates the gradual evolution […] Full Story
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AACCW Plans 51st Annual Convention In Atlanta
By JEAN DRISKELL, Special To The Bulletin
Published August 2, 2007The Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (AACCW) will hold its 51st annual convention Sept. 28-30, at the Holiday Inn Select on Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Atlanta. This year’s theme is “A Woman’s Journey: To Teach, Serve and Empower.” “The convention is an opportunity for the women of the archdiocese to come together to experience fellowship […]
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Priests Offered Insights For Multicultural Parishes
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 2, 2007More than 40 years after the first contemporary Latino Catholic immigrants arrived in Atlanta, English-speaking and Spanish-speaking worshippers are still getting to know each other. “We are strangers trying to live together in the same house. We need to accept that,” said Msgr. Luis Zarama, vicar general for the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Church celebrations between […] Full Story
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Social Justice Workshop To Be Held In Atlanta
By COLEEN SMITH, Special To The Bulletin
Published August 2, 2007JustFaith Ministries will conduct a workshop to generate and strengthen the desire to connect the Catholic faith with social justice issues present in the world on Saturday, Aug. 25, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Cathedral of Christ the King. JustFaith is a justice formation program that provides Catholics with a lively and […] Full Story
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Former Gov. Jeb Bush Says Faith Sustains Service
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published August 2, 2007Jeb Bush prayed as much of the nation watched the 2000 presidential election results roll in. His older brother, Republican candidate George W. Bush, relied on him as his campaign chairman to deliver Florida, an important state needed to win the national election. But the initial reports showed the state favoring his opponent. In that […] Full Story
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Eight Catholic Schools Join New Voucher Program
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published July 19, 2007Eight Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta are among the 114 schools participating in the new Georgia scholarship program for students with disabilities. The Georgia Board of Education approved the school list July 12 in time for parents to register students for the upcoming school year. Faith-based educational programs, including Christian, Jewish and Islamic […] Full Story
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Love Of Teaching Motivates Associate Superintendent
By ERIKA ANDERSON, Staff Writer
Published July 19, 2007Technically Tom Campbell has always lived south of the Mason-Dixon Line, but said he has never received Southern hospitality like the welcome he has gotten during his two weeks in Georgia. Campbell, a native of Maryland, has begun a new position for the Archdiocese of Atlanta as the associate superintendent of Catholic schools under Diane […] Full Story
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Troy Davis Receives 90-Day Reprieve
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published July 19, 2007The execution of Troy Davis has been postponed for 90 days to give the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles more time to hear his case. The decision was made July 16, less than 24 hours before his scheduled execution. Davis, who was convicted in 1991 of shooting a Savannah police officer working an off-duty […]
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Aug. 6 Mass To Honor Vicars General
Published July 19, 2007
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will celebrate Mass at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, to honor Msgr. W. Joseph Corbett and Msgr. Luis R. Zarama, who were recently named as Chaplains of His Holiness with the title of monsignor by Pope Benedict XVI. Msgr. Corbett and Msgr. Zarama serve as the vicars general for […] Full Story
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Couples Married 50, 60 Years To Be Honored
Published July 19, 2007
The Family Life Office is looking for the brides and grooms of 1957 and 1947. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory would like to honor theses couples on their 50th or 60th year of marriage with an invitation to a Golden/Diamond Wedding Anniversary Mass on Saturday, Oct. 6, at noon at St. Brigid Church in Alpharetta. A […] Full Story | En Español
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Marist’s Brady McCaffrey To Play In Ohio
Published July 19, 2007
Marist School graduate Brady McCaffrey has committed to play basketball at Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio. McCaffrey, a three-year varsity basketball player for Marist, served as team captain and was the recipient of the team’s Most Valuable Player Award for the 2006-2007 season under first year head coach Greg McClaire. During McCaffrey’s junior year he […] Full Story
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Two New Priests Ordained To Serve In North Georgia
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published July 19, 2007Jaime Rivera-Cortijo worked in a fast food joint, the post office and as an IRS clerk before entering the seminary. “You name it, I did it. I was running from the call. I tried to do everything but it,” he said. Despite the twists and turns, the 34-year-old still found himself lying face down on […] Full Story
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Serra International Convention A First For Atlanta
Published July 6, 2007
Area Catholics are invited to attend the 65th Serra International Convention Aug. 9-Aug. 12 at the Hilton Atlanta. This is the first time the international convention, which will have the theme, “Faith of the Family: Foundation of Vocations,” will be held here. Serra International is a nonprofit Catholic organization made up of laymen and laywomen […] Full Story
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Theology On Tap Meets At Fox Sports Grill
Published July 5, 2007
The Young Adult Ministry (YAM) speaker series Theology on Tap will be held Wednesdays in July at Fox Sports Grill in Atlantic Station. Young adults, ages 18-40, single and married, are invited to attend. Each Theology on Tap session begins with gathering at 7 p.m. The program, including the speaker, followed by a question-and-answer session, […] Full Story
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Priests Reflect On Becoming American Citizens
By REBECCA RAKOCZY, Special To The Bulletin
Published July 5, 2007July 4, 2000, was an auspicious date for Msgr. Luis Zarama. It was the birthday of America—and the day he swore allegiance to his adopted country. The native-born Colombian, and now vicar general of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, had been in the United States for nine years, and the significance of becoming a citizen on […] Full Story
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Archbishop Asks For Clemency For Georgia Inmate
Published July 5, 2007
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory joined an international effort to plead for clemency for a Georgia death row inmate. Troy Davis, who was condemned for the fatal shooting of an off-duty police officer in Savannah, is scheduled to be the second man executed in Georgia this year. The State Board of Pardons and Paroles is Davis’ […] Full Story
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Faith Leaders Uphold Immigrants’ Value, Dignity
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published July 5, 2007Area Catholics joined members of the Muslim and Jewish faith communities at an interfaith prayer service in downtown Atlanta June 21 to support the dignity of immigrants. In a statement read at the prayer service, local religious leaders, including Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, urged people to debate changes to the country’s immigration laws without degrading […] Full Story